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Evaluation of the Forced Oscillation Technique and the Extended RIC Model in the Analysis of Individuals with Work-Related Asthma

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XXVI Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering

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The main objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of the Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT) and the extended RIC (eRIC) model in the analysis of respiratory mechanical alterations in individuals with work-related asthma (WRA). Twenty-nine individuals were evaluated: 17 healthy and 12 with WRA. Considering the resistive properties of the respiratory system, we observed increases in resistance of the peripheral airways (RpeRIC, p < 0.009) and a reduction in WRA homogeneity (p < 0.02). The use of a bronchodilator resulted in improvement of the total (R0, p < 0.05) and mean (Rm, p < 0.01) resistance. Regarding reactance, in the WRA group, the mean values were more negative (Xm, p < 0.03), while the resonance frequency increased (Fr, p < 0.0001), with decreases in dynamic compliance (C, p < 0.05, CeRIC, p < 0.01) and inertance (IeRIC, p < 0.02). We can conclude that FOT associated with the eRIC model may represent an alternative for longitudinal evaluation in WRA patients and can contribute to early disease identification.

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  1. Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology and Faculty of Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Fábio Augusto d’Alegria Tuza, Paula Morisco de Sá & Pedro Lopes de Melo

  2. Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Agnaldo José Lopes

  3. National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Hermano Albuquerque de Castro

  4. Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Research in Vascular Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Pedro Lopes de Melo

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d’Alegria Tuza, F.A., de Sá, P.M., Lopes, A.J., de Castro, H.A., de Melo, P.L. (2019). Evaluation of the Forced Oscillation Technique and the Extended RIC Model in the Analysis of Individuals with Work-Related Asthma. In: Costa-Felix, R., Machado, J., Alvarenga, A. (eds) XXVI Brazilian Congress on Biomedical Engineering. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 70/1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2119-1_6

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